Convertible exercise equipment
OwnerBradley R. Renzinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus used for exercising includes a shaft with a crossbar mounted at one end. A pair of stirrups connected by a cord are trained about a pulley which is carried by the crossbar. The apparatus may be used for simulating a bicycle-like motion by placing one's feet in the stirrups while sitting down and alternatingly pumping the back and forth in the stirrups. A second handle and carrying case complete the apparatus such that when the crossbar and pulley are removed from the shaft the handle may be removably attached to the same end and the shaft then used as a walking assist device. The crossbar, pulley, and stirrups may then be stored in the carrying case.
Claims5
An apparatus for facilitating exercise of muscles and cardiovascular system of a person, said apparatus comprising:
- a shaft having upper and lower ends;
- a cross-bar releasably attached to said shaft;
- a pulley releasably attached to said cross-bar;
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- a pair of stirrups connected to each other by a cord, said cord trained about said pulley, and a looped mounting strap attached to said pulley, said strap removably looped about said shaft and carried over said cross bar at intersection of said cross bar and said shaft;
- and a swivel mount on said pulley attached to said mounting strap such that said pulley may swivel in relation to said mounting strap, whereby said person when sitting may manually grip said cross-bar with the shaft lower end contacting a support surface and with each of said person's foot fitting into a stirrup such that said stirrups may be alternately reciprocated about said pulley.
An apparatus for facilitating exercise of muscles and cardiovascular system of a person, said apparatus comprising:
- a shaft having upper and lower ends;
- a crossbar releasably attached to said upper end of said shaft;
- a pulley releasably attached to said crossbar;
- a pair of stirrups connected to each other by a cord, said cord trained about said pulley, whereby said person when sitting may manually grip said crossbar with the shaft lower end contracting a support surface and with each of said person's foot fitting in a stirrup such that said stirrups may be alternately reciprocated about said pulley;
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- a walking assist grip releasably attachable to said upper end said shaft when said crossbar is detached from the shaft to facilitate use of said apparatus as a walking assist device.
A method of exercising muscles of a person utilizing an apparatus comprising a shaft having upper and lower ends, a crossbar releasably attached to said shaft with said crossbar being releasably attachable to said upper end of the shaft, a pulley releasably attached to said crossbar, a pair of stirrups connected to each other by a cord, said cord trained about said pulley, whereby said person when sitting may grip said crossbar with hands with said shaft lower end contacting a support surface and each foot of the user fitting into a said stirrup such that the stirrups may be alternatively reciprocated about said pulley, and a walking assist grip releasably attachable to said upper end of said shaft when said crossbar is detached from the shaft to facilitate use of the apparatus as a walking assist device and a releasable sliding lock disposed on at least one of said shaft and said crossbar whereby the distance between the crossbar and said lower end of the shaft may be selectively varied, said method of exercising the steps:
- (a) adjusting said shaft to a suitable length for performing the following exercise;
- (b) sitting in a chair with both feet placed in said stirrups while gripping said cross-bar with both hands with the lower end of said shaft braced against said support surface;
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- (c) alternatingly reciprocating said feet in a bicycling motion against said stirrups.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.